Nehemiah 2:8
Old Testament • 24 words with Strong's data
"And a letter unto Asaph the keeper of the king’s forest, that he may give me timber to make beams for the gates of the palace which appertained to the house, and for the wall of the city, and for the house that I shall enter into. And the king granted me, according to the good hand of my God upon me."
Word-by-Word Analysis
אִגְּרָא
ʼiggᵉrâʼ
an epistle (as carried by a state courier or postman)
אָסָף
ʼÂçâph
Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first
שָׁמַר
shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
יַעַר
yaʻar
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
עֵץ
ʻêts
a tree (from its firmness); hence, wood (plural sticks)
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
קָרָה
qârâh
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
English grammatical function word ('appertained'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equiva...
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
עִיר
ʻîyr
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
בַּיִת
bayith
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
נָתַן
nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
פֶּה
peh
the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos...
טוֹב
ṭôwb
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good...
יָד
yâd
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of...
Key Terms in This Verse
English grammatical function word ('appertained'). These words (articles, prepositions, conjunctions, pronouns, auxiliary verbs) have no direct equivalent in the original Hebrew or Greek text; they ar...
Study GRAM →קָרָה qârâh
to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor)
Study H7136 →נָתַן nâthan
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
Study H5414 →שָׁמַר shâmar
properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
Study H8104 →אָסָף ʼÂçâph
Asaph, the name of three Israelites, and of the family of the first
Study H623 →יַעַר yaʻar
a copse of bushes; hence, a forest; hence, honey in the comb (as hived in trees)
Study H3293 →Cross References
And when ye see this, your heart shall rejoice, and your bones shall flourish like an herb: and the hand of the LORD shall be known toward his servants, and his indignation toward his enemies.
This Ezra went up from Babylon; and he was a ready scribe in the law of Moses, which the LORD God of Israel had given: and the king granted him all his request, according to the hand of the LORD his G...
That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
Now God had brought Daniel into favour and tender love with the prince of the eunuchs.
And he said, Thy name shall be called no more Jacob, but Israel: for as a prince hast thou power with God and with men, and hast prevailed.
But the eye of their God was upon the elders of the Jews, that they could not cause them to cease, till the matter came to Darius: and then they returned answer by letter concerning this matter.
And kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with joy: for the LORD had made them joyful, and turned the heart of the king of Assyria unto them, to strengthen their hands in the work of the house...
And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.
The king’s heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will.
Having therefore obtained help of God, I continue unto this day, witnessing both to small and great, saying none other things than those which the prophets and Moses did say should come:
But thanks be to God, which put the same earnest care into the heart of Titus for you.
For upon the first day of the first month began he to go up from Babylon, and on the first day of the fifth month came he to Jerusalem, according to the good hand of his God upon him.
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